India faces nearly 16,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months

India could suffer close to 16,000 more heat-related deaths over the coming six months raising fresh alarm about the country's vulnerability to extreme temperatures.

The warning underscores the mounting public health toll of prolonged and intense heat events, which have already claimed lives across multiple regions. Authorities and health officials face growing pressure to strengthen early-warning systems and expand access to cooling centres for vulnerable populations.

Experts have long cautioned that rising temperatures pose a disproportionate risk to outdoor workers, the elderly, and those without access to adequate shelter, making coordinated government action increasingly urgent.